Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

I never let schooling interfere with my education.

I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use.

I'm always trying to find brain food and indulge in knowledge that's gonna be useful.

I like doing scholarship for its own sake.

I'm a good learner. I am fond of reading and educating myself all the time.

I do what I do because my favorite thing is to learn.

We ought to be ten times as hungry for knowledge as for food for the body.

I've never stopped learning.

The idea of finding things out, I hope that will stay with me until I drop.

The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.

I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.

You only stop learning when you quit.

Knowledge is exploding, so you need to commit yourself to a plan for lifelong learning.

One of my signature strengths is the love of learning, and by teaching, I have built it into the fabric of my life. I try to do some of it every day.

Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding.

My own interest developed because I thought it was a fascinating subject and something I wanted to pursue.

Anyone can be self-educated if they find the loose end of something to care about passionately.

I was on my own at Wellesley, surrounded by a lot of young women who were motivated and intellectually curious. I started to read because I was required to do so for class, but I soon found myself enjoying the seclusion of the library. I came to see reading as an important way to learn about people, including myself.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

The top experts in the world are ardent students. The day you stop learning, you're definitely not an expert.

There is nothing so captivating as new knowledge.

The driving force behind 'In Our Time' is that I want an education. I want to know more about science, say, and if I want to know, then other people probably do, too.

The primary motivation for me is to learn.

I'm a voracious reader, I'm always studying.

No matter how much you know, you can always learn more and be a good listener.